diff --git a/transcribe.py b/transcribe.py
index fd3de92..564a02c 100644
--- a/transcribe.py
+++ b/transcribe.py
@@ -92,10 +92,13 @@ def prepare_joint_annotations(result, target_length=200):
 
 
 def extract_subtitles(item, user, layer, translate, gpu=False, join_sentences=False):
+    language = None
+    """
     if "language" not in item.data:
         language = None
     else:
         language = ox.iso.langTo2Code(item.data["language"][0])
+    """
     if not item.streams():
         logger.error("skip item without media %s: %s", item.public_id)
         return False